boom in Kannada ಕನ್ನಡ
boom in Marathi मराठी
boom in Sindhi سنڌي
boom in Telugu తెలుగు
boom in English
- boom⇄adj. 1. produced by a boom.
Ex. boom prices.
2. marked by a boom; booming.
Ex. boom times. - boom⇄boom (1), noun, verb, adjective.
- boom⇄boom (2), noun, verb.
- boom⇄expr. lower the boom, (Informal.) to take stern measures; crack down.
Ex. He raised the rent on any pretext, lowered the boom at the first late payment (Time). - boom⇄noun 1. a long, deep, hollow sound.
Ex. The great bell of St. Peter's tolled with a deep boom (Hawthorne).
(SYN) reverberation.
2. a rumbling or roaring.
Ex. the boom of cannon, the boom of big waves.
3. a buzzing, hummin - boom⇄noun 1a. a long pole or beam. A boom is used to extend the bottom of a sail or as the lifting and guiding pole of a derrick.
b. a long metal arm for projecting a microphone above the camera angle.
2a. a chain, cable, or line of timbers that - boom⇄v.i. to sail very fast.
- boom⇄v.i. 1. to make a deep, hollow sound.
Ex. The big man's voice boomed out above the rest.
(SYN) thunder.
2. to make a rumbling, humming, or droning noise.
3. to increase suddenly in activity; grow rapidly.
Ex. Business is - boom⇄v.t. to extend (a sail) with a boom.
- boom⇄v.t. 1. to utter with a deep, hollow sound.
Ex. The big guns boomed their message.
2. to push or urge to rapid progress.
Ex. The mayor's friends are booming him for senator.